The Jule Museum Podcast

Binh Danh in conversation with Krystle Stricklin, Assistant Curator of Photography at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, recorded live at The Jule Museum in September 2025. Danh is the 2024 recipient of the William Collins Smith Auburn Award for Advancing American Art. The annual award, established by the museum in 2023 with a major gift from the Julia and Albert Smith Foundation, honors an American artist or scholar who has significantly impacted American art. The exhibition "Binh Danh: Advancing American Art" is on view at The Jule through December 7, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/exhibition/binh-danh-advancing-american-art/

Binh Danh discusses his approach to photography, landscapes, and his Vietnamese heritage. His exhibition at The Jule features chlorophyll prints and daguerreotype images that blur the line between past and present, examining a transformation of American identity. Danh is the 2024 recipient of the William Collins Smith Auburn Award for Advancing American Art. The annual award, established by the museum in 2023 with a major gift from the Julia and Albert Smith Foundation, honors an American artist or scholar who has significantly impacted American art. The exhibition "Binh Danh: Advancing American Art" is on view at The Jule through December 7, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/exhibition/binh-danh-advancing-american-art/

Benjamin Bush is an Associate Professor in the School of Industrial and Graphic Design. He is interested in the culture and standards native to the industrial design studio and curriculum. Also interested in designing for and instilling "fun" in to all walks of life. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Mario Bocanegra is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design in the School of Industrial and Graphic Design, where he teaches courses in interactive media, imagemaking, photo communications, and typography. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Robert Finkel is the Program Chair and Associate Professor of Graphic Design in the Auburn University School of Industrial and Graphic Design. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Frank Hu is Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture, where he teaches studio in addition to courses in construction and graphic studies. Robert Sproull is an Associate Professor in Auburn’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Marguerite Dreyer teaches Graphic Design in the Auburn University School of Industrial and Graphic Design. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Georges Fares is an Assistant Professor of Interior Design, Department of Consumer & Design Sciences in the College of Human Sciences. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Jia Wu, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer & Design Sciences in the College of Human Sciences. Her accomplishments emphasize interdisciplinary and industry collaborations in functional apparel, primarily focusing on usercentered apparel design research. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

David Shanks is an Assistant Professor in Auburn’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Meirav Goldhour teaches in the Department of Consumer & Design Sciences in the College of Human Sciences at Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Courtney Windham is a designer, maker, and educator serving as an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Auburn University’s School of Industrial + Graphic Design. She leads courses in kinetic typography, publication design, interactive media, and branding. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Isaac Cohen is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. He has spent this time working with communities around the country on the design of varied public spaces, advocacy and fundraising to build parks, and on engagement and research into critical issues impacting the use of public space. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Gwendolyn Cohen is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, where she teaches landscape architecture design studios, courses in the Construction Sequence and elective seminars. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Millian Pham is an Assistant Professor of Printmaking in the Department of Art and Art History. Her current research compares the effects of structural and systemic oppression on the body and spirit through drawing, sculpture, installation, and performance. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Cait McCarthy is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Auburn University School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture. Through her research, teaching, and practice, McCarthy explores the ability of novel analog, digital, and material methods to simultaneously illuminate contemporary challenges and provide unexpected experiences. Jordan Young is Adjunct Faculty in the Auburn University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. Through research, drawings, exhibitions, and installations, the practice reimagines conventional methods of architectural production to find novel approaches to design. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

David Hill is an Associate Professor in Auburn’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. His current research streams include plant performance and material harvesting and reuse strategies. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Lijun Chao is an artist and faculty member in the Department of Art and Art History. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Send us a text Andy Holliday is an Assistant Professor of Printmaking in the Department of Art and Art History. His studio practice ranges from printmaking to ceramics and sculpture. Andy's current work explores the roles of communication and collaboration in the creative process. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/

Send us a text Dawn Michaelson, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer & Design Sciences in the College of Human Sciences. Her research and creative activities focus on apparel studies affecting individuals with health conditions. Showcase brings together creative scholarship from across Auburn University. Showcase 2025 specifically centers on advocacy and process. In this podcast series, faculty discuss the process behind the work on view at The Jule Museum through July 6, 2025: https://jcsm.auburn.edu/